31.10.15

Lipa City – A fast growing
chain of coffee shops, Taza Mia recently opened its 7th branch last
October 30. Located at the ground floor
of the posh annex building of SM City Lipa, Taza Mia offers casual alfresco
dining experience with a jazzy acoustic band performance during weekends.

Taza Mia at SM Lipa is open 24 hours to cater to the
growing BPO industry in Lipa City. They
aim to consistently delight customers with the best tasting yet affordable hot,
cold and ice blended coffee mixes. They
also have non-coffee based drinks ranging from smoothies, sodas and
juices. Making them unique against other
coffee shops is that they are serving full meals for breakfast, lunch and
dinner. Their specialties include baked
salmon, grilled barbeque ribs and pork steak. They also have sandwiches and
pastas which can be perfectly matched with any beverage for an afternoon or
even midnight snacks.

According to Taza’s CEO and President, Rodel G. Lacorte
(RGL), the inspiration for Taza Mia were his travels around the world. The homey and relaxing ambiance of the coffee
shops in Europe where families gather, important meetings are held and friends
meet up is something that RGL wants Filipinos to experience, thus the tagline
“Taza Mia, where family, friends and partners meet.”

Started as a family business four years ago by RGL,
the company had its first branch in San Pablo City in Laguna where it became an
instant hit among the locals during its first months of operations. Soon prospecting entrepreneurs wanted to
franchise Taza Mia. This has catapulted the coffee shop to build another branch
in San Pablo and expand branches in Candelaria and Tiaong in Quezon, Sto. Tomas
in Batangas, Robinsons Place Lipa and SM City Lipa. They are also set to open
two branches in Batangas City before the year ends. By next year, they are eyeing a branch in
Tagaytay and Nuvali in Sta Rosa.

Taza
Mia CEO and President Rodel G. Lacorte

As RGL terms it, their company is going glocal – a
local brand that can be competitive globally.
With the ASEAN Integration happening in 2016, foreign brands will be
entering the market. RGL intimated that
while foreign business is entering Philippines, Taza Mia will also bring their
business abroad, particularly in Vietnam and Malaysia.

26.10.15

It’s this time of the year where children and
children at heart will get in their most creative and spookiest costume-
Halloween! SM City Lipa will be a one-stop site for children’s Halloween Trick
or Treat as the mall opens at 10am on October 31. No registration needed for
the trick or treat. Kids and adults may
also join in the Halloween Costume Contest which will be held on the same day
at 11am.

Here are the mechanics for the costume contest:

1.Participants should have a minimum purchase
requirement of Php1000 single or accumulated receipts (for 1 day) from any
store at SM City Lipa.

2. Interested participants should register on or
before October 31, 2015, 10 am. The
registration forms are available at the reception area of the SM Lipa Mall
administration office. Completely filled
registration forms must have the following attachments:

a.Birth Certificate or any valid ID with birth
date

b.Signed parents’/guardians’ waiver (if below 18
years old)

c.Proof of purchase.

3.Deadline of submission of application forms to
Mall Marketing Department shall be on October 31, 10AM.

4.Below are the categories and prizes at stake:

Teens and Adults Category

Each participant must be:

-13 years old and above

-Wearing a Halloween costume with monster theme

-All costumes must be presented and appropriate
for the family-oriented theme

Prizes at Stake

-First place- Php5000 worth of SM GC

-Second Place- Php3000 worth of SM GC

-Third Place- Php1000 worth of SM GC.

Winners will be announced on October 31.

Kids

Each participant must be

-4 to 12 years old

-Wearing a Halloween costume with monster theme

-All costumes must be presentable and
appropriate for the family oriented theme

Prizes at Stake

-First place- Php5000 worth of SM GC

-Second Place- Php3000 worth of SM GC

-Third Place- Php1000 worth of SM GC.

Winners will be announced on October 31.

5.Criteria for judging:

Visual
Impact 30%

Creativity 30%

Adherence
to theme 20%

Stage
presence 20%

Total 100%

6.A DTI representative shall witness the contest
proper and the tallying of scores.

7.Shopping Center Management Corporation and
judge’s decision is final in concurrence with DTI.

8.Employees of Shopping Center Management Corporation,
its affiliates, mall tenants, agencies and service providers, their respective
officers and the relatives of these employees and officers up to second degree
of consanguinity or affinity are not qualified to join the contest

21.10.15

Lipa City – The Batangas regional eliminations on the search for the
next Sudoku Champions was held last October 17, Saturday at the Events Center
of SM City Lipa. The eliminations was
divided into three categories the Sudoku Wiz Kid (grades 1 to 6), Sudoku Wizard
(junior to senior high school) and Sudoku Grand Master (College and
professional). After a series of time bounded number puzzles in increasing
degree of difficulty, Abegail M. Maulion from De la Salle Lipa was announced as
the only one qualified to participate in the nationals for the Wizard category
, while two students from University of the Philippines namely Candice Renee
Beatrice T. Solidarios and Mica Anne
Boleyn B. David were qualified for the
Sudoku Grand Master level.

9.10.15

Beyond waxing, hair removal can be permanent and this can only be done
through thru laser or Intense Pulse Light (IPL). In the past years, IPL hair
removal services is very costly, but with the opening of Hairless, this treatment
can be availed in an affordable price. Hairless
is the only laser hair removal service shop in the country that offers 650
pesos per area per session rate. Hairless is located adjacent to The Events
Center at the second floor of the main mall of SM City Lipa.

Taza Mia

Founded by mostly Batangueño entrepreneurs, Taza Mia opened its 5th
branch at SM City Lipa last October 8.
With their business tagline, “where family, friends and partners meet” Taza Mia aims to consistently delight
customers with the best tasting yet affordable hot and cold coffee. They also have non-coffee based drinks
ranging from smoothies, sodas and juices.
Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, their specialties include baked
salmon, grilled barbeque ribs and pork steak. Taza Mia is located at the ground
floor of SM City Lipa’s annex building.

1.10.15

This will be a chance for Batangas’ Sudoku enthusiasts to be part of the 10th Sudoku Super Challenge Regional Eliminations which will be held at The Events Center of SM City Lipa on October 17, Saturday.

The regional eliminations will be done simultaneously on SM Supermalls in Cagayan de Oro, Dasmarinas (Cavite), Sta. Rosa (Laguna), Baguio, Cebu, Pampanga, Iloilo, Lucena, Baliwag, Bacolod, Lipa (Batangas), Rosales (Pangasinan), Tarlac, Davao, Naga, Gen. Santos, Olongapo and Marikina, while the national finals will be on January 30, 2016 at SM City North EDSA.